Natalija Krol

Natalija Krol
Natalija Pryschtschepa (left)
Full name	Natalija Oleksandrivna Pryshchepa
nation	Ukraine
birthday	11th September 1994 (age 25)
place of birth	Rivne , Ukraine
size	163 cm
Weight	48 kg
Career
discipline	800 meter run
Best performance	1: 58.60 min
society	Rivne Runnig Club
status	blocked
Medal table
European championships 2 × 0 × 0 × Military world games 1 × 1 × 0 × U23 European Championships 0 × 0 × 1 × U20 European Championships 1 × 0 × 0 ×
European championships gold Amsterdam 2016 800 m gold Berlin 2018 800 m Military world games gold Wuhan 2019 800 m silver Wuhan 2019 1500 m  U23 European Championships bronze Tallinn 2015 1500 m  Junior European Championships gold Rieti 2013 1500 m
last change: August 8, 2020

Natalija Oleksandriwna Krol ( Ukrainian Наталія Олександрівна Кроль ., English transcription Nataliya Krol , born Прищепа - Pryschtschepa - Pryshchepa * 11. September 1994 in Rivne ) is a locked Ukrainian athlete who in middle distance running took and focus on the 800 meters had specialized. In 2016 and 2018 she became European champion in this discipline.

Athletic career

Natalija Krol gained her first international experience in 2011 at the World Youth Championships near Lille , where she reached the semi-finals over 800 meters and was eliminated there with 2: 08.30 minutes. The following year she took part in the 1500 meter run at the Junior World Championships in Barcelona , but failed with 4: 29.00 minutes in the run-up. In 2013 she won the European Junior Championships in Rieti in 4: 18.51 min over 1500 meters and in 2014 she reached the final at the European Championships in Zurich , where she finished tenth with 4: 11.86 min.

At the U23 European Championships in Tallinn in 2015 , she won the bronze medal in 4: 06.29 minutes.

Winner of the 800 m European Championships in 2016 and 2018

In 2016, she surprisingly won the gold medal in the 800-meter run at the European Championships in Amsterdam in 1: 59.70 min. However, she was criticized for having left the track hobbling over 1500 meters the day before and for not having any health problems after her victory. On the home straight she took victory from fifth with a very fast final sprint. So she qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , where she was eliminated in the semifinals with 1: 59.95 min .

After a mixed season in 2017, Krol was able to improve significantly again at the European Championships in Berlin in 2018 and successfully defended her title over 800 meters in 2: 00.38 min. Then she was fourth in the Continental Cup in Ostrava in 1: 59.58 min. The following year she took part in the World Championships in Doha for the first time and reached the semi-finals there , where she was eliminated with 2: 01.24 minutes. Then she won the World Military Games in Wuhan in 2: 05.14 minutes over 800 meters and only had to admit defeat to Kenyan Winny Chebet over 1500 meters in 4: 26.63 minutes and thus won silver.

In 2011, 2013 and 2014, 2016 and 2018, Krol was Ukrainian champion in the 1500 meter run and in 2016 and 2018 also over 800 meters. In 2013 she won over 1500 meters indoors.

Doping ban 2020

In February 2020, Krol was temporarily suspended due to a positive doping test for the substance hydrochlorothiazide and suspended for 20 months in August 2020.

Top performances

• 800 meters: 1: 58.60 min, September 1, 2016 in Zurich
• 1500 meters: 4: 06.29 min, July 12, 2015 in Tallinn
  • 1500 meters (hall): 4: 28.52 min, February 13, 2013 in Sumy

Web links

Commons : Natalija Krol  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Natalija Krol in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Natalija Krol in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 800 m European champion Krol tested positive (February 27, 2020)
2. ↑ 800 meter European champion Krol tested positive (February 27, 2020)
3. ↑ Dopage Nataliya Krol, la double championne d'Europe du m 800, suspendue 20 mois